We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established in 1958, an evolution of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which was made by the U.S. Congress way back in 1915. While it was, at least in part, a reaction to the Soviet Union’s launching of Sputnik in 1957, NASA went on to establish itself in the scientific community as a research and development powerhouse, exploring
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